Course Overview
This qualification is part of a full-time programme, studying 3 or 4 A-Level subjects and/or AAQs.
Studying A-Level History not only helps improve your understanding of historical events, but it also helps you achieve skills that are instrumental in many different career paths. These skills include examining, essay writing, researching, communication and problem-solving. You will also gain the capacity to prioritise information and learn how to make balanced arguments. This helps you to build an important skill set required for progression into university or your chosen career path.
This A-Level is awarded by AQA.
The AQA Advanced Level History comprises three components:
- The British Empire 1857-1957.
- The Cold War c. 1945-1991.
- Coursework on an historical issue of the student's own choice.
Students will study the first parts of Components 1 and 2 and sit the AS examination at the end of the first year. The NEA is completed in the second year.
The Advanced Level History course is taught by Kevin Mottram, a graduate of the University of York (Politics, BA Hons). Kevin has thirty years of teaching experience, including twelve years as a secondary school Head of History and five years teaching in an international school in Mongolia. In addition to History, he has also taught both Politics and Sociology to GCSE and Advance Level.
Entry Requirements
5 GCSEs at Grade 5 or above which must include Maths, and English Language and History at Grade 6.
After Your Course
Reading History can help students develop vital analytical skills which may lead to a career in education, law, or management to name but a few. The subject is valued in business as a tool for analysis; in the armed forces as a critical topic for strategists; in the police as a topic which teaches investigatory prowess; and amongst commodity traders for if you hope to predict the future you need to study the past!
Fees
£1987.00
The current fee information is related to the 2025/26 academic year.
The fee displayed is the course fee. Course fees are charged per course for part-time students. You can pay in full or spread the cost by paying 25% on enrolment and setting up a direct debit mandate for 3 further equal payments. An Advanced loan is available to students enrolling on this course.You may qualify for financial support to cover the cost of this government-funded qualification if any of the below apply to you:
- You are aged 16 to 18 on 31st August of the relevant academic year and are not studying at another school/college
- If you do not already have a Level 3 qualification and are under 24 on 31st August of the relevant academic year
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